ClearInfo 0.48 for beta testing

[zivan56]

As some of you may remember before I was making a monitoring program called ClearInfo. I sort of gave up on it until recently, it now has auto update, cpu usage is now percentage, detects your cpu (almost any that exist), html output, skins, new settings dialog, etc. Anyways, if somebody feels like beta testing it, please leave a comment about what you think or what else I should add. Also, if you find a bug, leave information about your OS and setup. Hope everybody enjoys it :D

Download link here

Latest build @ FileForum

Website for ClearInfo here

EDIT: I forgot it add its only for Win2k/XP, but it might work on 98.

[zivan56]

Its okay, it just makes more people aware of this thread ;)

[Guest Dclanz]

:ditsy:

[zivan56]

What do you guys think of an integrating,small winamp control module on the side of ClearInfo which can be turned off? It will be small icons on the side which can play/stop/pause winamp.

[Guest Dclanz]

Hmm....sounds good but on the side? IMO it'll look better underneath, kinda like this...

______________

(CL)<---------------

______________

--------------->(WB)

The box represents the area within clearinfo itself. You could place start, pause, stop etc icons at the far right bottom of it since you've got the clearinfo logo at the top left side (gives it a nice tilt me thinks).:knocked:

[zivan56]

I have just released ClearInfo 0.48 Beta, beta 3. You can download it here . New features are html help (limited), Winamp control, and a few more options also. Remember this is a beta of a beta, looks like 0.48 Beta will be out soon :D

[Guest Dclanz]

Aight...let's check it out!:rambo:

[Guest Dclanz]

Very good Z, but the buttons only appear when I have winamp running. Is it possible to show them all the time? You may also want to add the 2 buttons to skip forward and backward through tracks. Just my $0.21.:p

[lazydesert]

cleartype ?

[Guest Dclanz]

ROFL....if it ain't good old Guy Smiley.:p :paranoid:

[lazydesert]

waits patiently.. for cleartype

[Guest Dclanz]

:ditsy:

[zivan56]

ok, I will add the other two buttons, also the ability for the buttons run winamp if it is not running. I cannot yet solve the ClearType problem since I dont have XP, I had it when it was beta on my laptop and cleartype made every program that is transparent blurry, still working on the problem though.

[Tim Dorr Veteran]

a beta of a beta is called an alpha :D

look into just disabling cleartype on your app or using a non-cleartypeable font, that might be the solution...

[zivan56]

I am aware it is called Alpha, but I do not want to scare people into thinking it is like a developers build or somthing :D . I am working on trying to disable ClearType through Win32 API, however I cannot seem to find anything on msdn except disabling ClearType system wide. Choosing the font for the user is not an option since I want them to be able to choose any font to use with ClearInfo.

[Guest Dclanz]

It's pretty quiet. Any news on a new build?:knocked:

[zivan56]

There will be 0.48 final beta out soon, still working on the ClearType problem, probably wont be out untill tuesday.

[Guest Dclanz]

Great.:cool:

[zivan56]

0.48 Final is now out, new features are:

Ability to detect external ip

Ability to start up on windows start

Minor cpu detection fixes

New error detection notification

New about dialog

New icon

Ability to scroll currently playing song

Automatically restarts ClearInfo when settings are applied

Winamp control buttons

New tab in settings dialog

New html help

Ability to change remote ip server

Ability to choose used/free memory display

You can download it by downloading 0.47 and using autoupdate, or donload it here. Still looking into the ClearType problem, no solution so far.

[lazydesert]

Originally posted by zivan56

Still looking into the ClearType problem, no solution so far.

hope you find something :ditsy: :)

[zivan56]

I hope so too, anybody know of any API's to do this? MSDN gave me some for Windows CE, but I doubt it will help :D

[azcodemonkey]

It sounds like you are going to have to draw all the text yourself, if you already aren't. Are you using the Text/Caption property of a control, or are you using the GDI?

[zivan56]

It wont be possible to draw the text myself since it would have to clear the form every time the information changes, which would cause lots of cpu usage. I will try to get it into next version however, so you can choose this option.

[Guest Dclanz]

Shweet.:bandit:

[dacris2000]

generated an exception..

[Apollo]

got a lot of problems with it...

it appears on the right side of my screen down and when i drag it, it returns to the same place

also when i click it with the right button a dialog box appears but it disapears after a few seconds by itself

a lot of x's are displayed

...

a cool option would be for it always to stay on top no mather what you're doing

sorry if my english isn't to explicit!